25Obtaining vending machine tokens on behalf of minors

25 Obtaining vending machine tokens on behalf of minors

25 Obtaining vending machine tokens on behalf of minors

(1) A person of or above the age of 18 years must not obtain, on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years, a vending machine token.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under this section if the court is satisfied that—

(a) the person on whose behalf the relevant token was obtained was over the age of 14 years, and

(b) at or before the time the relevant token was obtained there was produced to the defendant documentary evidence that might reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as proving that the person was at least 18 years of age.

s 25: Am 2015 No 16, Sch 1 [21].